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Table 2 Prevalence of economic abuse, domestic violence, and symptoms of common mental disorder among 4906 ever-married women in informal settlements in Mumbai

From: Economic abuse and its associations with symptoms of common mental disorders among women in a cross-sectional survey in informal settlements in Mumbai, India

 

n

(%)

Lifetime economic abuse

 Denied the right to property

488

(10)

 Not trusted with money

394

(8)

 Belongings taken by force

330

(7)

 Money hidden from respondent

277

(6)

 Told lies about job or finances

263

(5)

 Convinced to loan money and not repaid

255

(5)

 Valuables sold without consent

243

(5)

 Kept from having enough money

230

(5)

 Harassed for not bringing natal family money or property

222

(4)

 Prevented from seeking employment

160

(3)

 Money taken or bank account used coercively

122

(2)

 Forced to bring money from natal family

110

(2)

 Forced to hand over income

100

(2)

 Gambling without her consent

92

(2)

 Loan taken without her consent

45

(1)

Any of the above

1106

(23)

Lifetime domestic violence

 Physical violence

1243

(25)

 Sexual violence

285

(6)

 emotional violence

1553

(32)

Domestic violence in last 12 months

 Physical violence

618

(13)

 Sexual violence

186

(4)

 Emotional violence

927

(19)

Symptoms of common mental disorders

 Moderate or severe depression on PHQ-9

443

(9)

 Moderate or severe anxiety on GAD-7

299

(6)

 Suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months

310

(6)

 Suicidal action in the past 12 months

31

(< 1)

 Suicidal thoughts or action in the past 12 months

314

(6)

 All

4906

(100)

  1. PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire 9-question screen, GAD-7 Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-question screen